‘This horror must end’: WHO condemns Israeli assault on key Gaza hospital
Al Jazeera
Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital, putting the last remaining medical facility in northern Gaza out of service.
The World Health Organization has condemned Israel’s storming of a vital hospital in northern Gaza, saying assaults on medical facilities are a “death sentence” for thousands of Palestinians and that “this horror must end”.
An Israeli military assault on the Kamal Adwan Hospital on Friday put the last major health facility in northern Gaza out of service, the WHO said.
“Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burned and destroyed during the raid,” the WHO said in a statement on X on Friday evening.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had launched a raid on the Kamal Adwan Hospital as it “serves as a Hamas terrorist stronghold”, but failed to provide evidence. Hamas said it “categorically” denied the claims.
As of Friday morning, the hospital housed about 350 people, including 75 patients, along with 180 medical staff.
